According to Phub data, interest in "milf" skyrocketed last year. This says something about the male collective conscious via what Jung would call "The Mother Complex"-- material imprinting still affecting an adult man.
- 00:00 Phub data represents collective male consciousness
- 01:50 MILF going up to 2nd place (mommy issues?)
- 03:45 Mother Complex myths and movies
- 05:50 MILF trope (Mrs. Robinson)
- 09:20 The Oedipus Complex
- 16:30 Boy VS Man
- 18:30 What happens if you don't address the Mother Complex?
- 20:40 Coping mechanisms: transference, sex & violence
- 22:30 Madonna-Whore complex + merging the dichotomy
- 26:10 Coping mechanisms vs Integrating
- 27:30 Active Imagination exercise (Jung)
- 30:00 Feminine cleanse
- 31:16 Mapping complex to your actual mother
- 33:50 Mother Complex in Western culture
- 37:14 Coming soon: other psychological tropes
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Ruwan Meepagala has coached hundreds of men succeed with women since 2013. His Ruwando Podcast: Psychology for Men with Brains and Balls has reached hundreds of thousands since its creation. Originally from New York, he’s lived all over the world and currently resides in Spain with his wife and two kids.
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